The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-11
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Interesting and cusseus Features q As
fIoms n MooHesuo.

interesting and cusious Esatusee q Alh
Home as Meosiesljo.
think 1t Il not generally known.
writes Frank Stockton IN September
Century, with what pleasure and seal
Jefferson brought his mind to bear.
not only upon the development Of his
somewhat grand idea in regard to :
home, but upon the most minute and
peculiar contrivance for convenience
and adornment,
He drew plans and made estimates
for nearly everything that was built or
constructed on his place. He calcu-
lated the number Of bricks he used In
every part Of his buildings. and his
family now possess e%laborately drawn
plans of such bits Of household fornish-
ing as .curta,n valences'' and the like.
Many Of his ideas in regard to building
and furnishing he brought with him
from France, but more of them had
their origin in his brain.
There were NO bedsteads In his house.
but in every chamber there wa an al.
cove in the wall in which awooden
frame work was built which supported
the bed. Ills own sleeping arrange
ments during the lifetime Of his wife
were Of o very peculiar nature.
In the partition between two cham
hers was an archway, and in this arch.
way was the double bed; one chamber
was MIR. Jeffers0n's TO )m and the other
was his wife's dressing-room. When
no arose in the morning he got out Of
bed into his own room, aud Mrs. JET.
ferson got out into her room.
After his wife's death her room be-
came his study, and the partition wall
between it and the library being taken
down, the whole wa thrown into the
present large apartment. Over the
archway in which the bed is placed is
Il long closet reached by a stepladder
| placed in another closet at the foot of
the bed. In this were stored IN sum-
mer the winter clothes of the family.
and in winter the Summer habiliments.
At the other side of the arch there is q
small door, so that persons going from
one room to the other had no need to
Chamber over the bed.
In the smaller chamber, when 1t be.
came his study, stood Mr.. Jefferson's
writing-chair, which was made to suit
his peculiar needs. The chair itself
was high-backed, well rounded and
cushioned, and in front of it extended
- cushioned platform on which Mr..
J Gerson found it very pleasant to
stretch his legs, being-sometimes troub.
led with swellings of the smaller veins
of these limbs. The writing table was
SO made that it could be drawn up
over this platform, legs and all, and
pushed down when not in use. The
top turned on a pivot; on one side of
1T were his writing materials and
on the other was the little
apparatus by which he made
copies of all his letters. By his side
was another revolving table on which
his books of reference lay, or were
held open at proper angles. Near him
also stood q pair of large globes; and,
# he wished to study anything outside
If this world, he had in the. room two
long telescopes mounted on brass tri-
pods. Convenient also were his vic.
Inns. n a Ceremonial, and the other
the base VOL saved from the Shadwell
fire.
Besides the book-shelves and the
somewhat simple furniture of the Ii
brary. there were a number of oddly
contriycd little closets, in which were
stored his mu~ltitudinous manuscripts.
There is a writing table now in the
possession of the family which was fire.
qucn;ly used by Mr.. Jefferson
and which is ingeniously contrived.
Two of it's four legs are
hollow, and in these run rods resting
upon springs by which the table q be
easily elevated, the other two legs be-
ing also extensible, but in q different
way.
When MI. Jefferson was tired of
writing in a sitting position he could
stand up and raise this table to the de-
sired height. When he wished 10 use
it as a reading stand the top could be
inclined at any angle, and a strip of
brass vas brought 10 use to keep the
books and papers from sliding of.
Opening from the library was a large
room inclosed with glass, which was
intended for a conservatory, but was
used by Mr.. Jefferson as his workroom.
There he had a workbench with all
sorts of carpenters tools, with which
ne constructed y great many of the
small c%onveniences he invented.
Living White House Mistresses.
Chicago News: Mrs. Grover Cleve-
land.
Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler, widow OF
President Tyler.
Mrs. James K. Polk. widow o fPresi.
dent Polk.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland had
the place for fifteen months.
Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes, wife Of
ex-Pfes:dent Hayes, was there four
years.
Mrs. Julia Dent Grant, President
Grants widow. lived eight years in the
white house.
Mrs. James A. Garfield, widow Of
President Garfield, lived only six
menfha in tho a~o,,u.. -..-